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Agreed, we'd have a Gilbert and a Cedric in the team. All we'd need then is a Rupert..........................

Good work MLG, I didn't think you'd be old enough to appreciate dear old Monty Python. Crucifixion?.............good.

Are you trying to tell us that we didn't win the league last season?

Indeed, why do people get so pre-occupied by the perceived 'size' of a football club. My Mrs is forever telling me it's not important.

No, they're all naff, IMO of course.

The tattoo sounds a bit naff.

Don't think the Black Box runs off an Intel processor.

Each other?

Is it just me or does anyone else see a mild resemblance to Luis Suarez? It's the shape of the mouth/teeth. Hope he's not a biter

Big deal, I called it 30mins ago.

This deal is very nearly over the line, I expect an announcement some time later today.

Are you questioning KBilly's info? How very dare you! Source please?

...which suggests that Clyne is staying?

Brilliant!!

If the Northam sings anything to the tune of 'Grandma' I'm walking out.

I don't care whether he did or not mate, I had no idea either way. I was just attempting an ironic post although you would have had to have read my posts in the Hodgson/Clyne thread. Sounds like a good signing though.

No he didn't. Apparently you stand little chance of getting in the side unless you play for one of the EPL clubs. Their manager is virtually forcing him to come and play in the Premier League and with Jose tapping him up for us this should happen very soon. It should also be noted that the Portuguese manager is a sh*t dinasour.

Don't worry both Southgate and Monk would be sh*t at the job.

What does this mean? I could have sworn there were 11 players out there, surely that is a team? Most of them have been consistent picks too, so I really don't know what you mean. It's incredibly difficult at international level with so few games and constant pull-outs to ever have a settled team. I agree Jones for Clyne was a strange decision and the whole of the defence is an issue but this is more down to the ability of the players than anything else. Its' so easy just to lambast the England manager, its been going on for years, I can remember the stick Bobby Robson received. It's so easy just to jump on the bandwagon and not to look objectively.

How will you do that, by whinging and moaning as soon as they go one goal down?

Like Villa?

Even if you could spell it correctly it would be a pathetic thing to say. Hodgson is a decent manager doing the best he can with what is one of the poorest group of players England have had for many years. He is trying to build something by playing a lot of youngsters.

Hodgson puts a lot of emphasis on how players perform for England and not so much their club form hence picking Townsend who TBF has always performed well for England.

I'm afraid I tend to agree with Supersonic. Now I don't agree with Hodgson playing Jones ahead of Clyne but much as I want him to do well Clyne was poor in his last two England games. He also lost a bit of form playing for Saints. Now he can either have a hissy fit like most of the posters on this thread or he can knuckle down, work hard and try and become a better, more consistent player and make the right back spot his own.

Hope you don't say that to your students